Study Gallup (2008): study US 2008
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, United States, 2008
- Survey name
- Gallup poll
- Sample
- Probability multistage stratified area sample
- Respondents
- N = 1010
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)
Happiness measure(s)
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Generally speaking, how happy would you say you are.....?
3 very happy
2 fairly happy
1 not too happy - Classification:
- O-HL-g-sq-v-3-d
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 7.69%, 2: 46.3%, 3: 45.02% (total 99.01%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 3 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 2.38 7.59
- SD:
- 0.62 1.68
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in your own personal life?
1 dissatisfied
2 satisfied - Classification:
- O-SLP-g-sq-v-2-b
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 18.36%, 2: 80.07% (total 98.43%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 2 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 1.81 7.46
- SD:
- 0.39 2.18
- Full text:
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Self report on single question:
Overall, how satisfied are you with your life.....?
4 very satisfied
3 somewhat satisfied
2 somewhat dissatisfied
1 very dissatisfied. - Classification:
- O-SLu-u-sq-v-4-f
- Observed distribution
- Frequencies
- 1: 4.78%, 2: 8.77%, 3: 39.75%, 4: 46.26% (total 99.56%)
- Summary Statistics
- On original range 1 - 4 On range 0-10
- Mean:
- 3.28 7.47
- SD:
- 0.82 2.10